2007-66RESOLUTION NO. 2007 - 66
COUNCIL,MEMBER FANOELE INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council for the City of Blair, Nebraska, deem it in the
public interest to support the Arbor Park Grant application of the Blair Community Schools for
funds from the Nebraska Department of Roads Safe Routes to School Project in the City of Blair;
and
WHEREAS, the Blair Community Schools are proposing a trail connection on the Arbor
Park Middle School properly to provide better access to the school for students and teachers; and
WHEREAS, this proposed trail will give added benefit to the .extensive trail system that
the City of Blair has been working to develop over the past several years within the corporate
limits of Blair;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, that the Mayor and City Council for the City of Blair,
Nebraska do hereby support the grant application submitted by the Blair Community Schools for
funds from the Nebraska Department of Roads Safe Routes to School Project to be used for a
proposed trail connection to the Arbor Park Middle School's property in the City of Blair,
Nebraska.
COUNCILMEMBER ABBOTT MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.
UPON ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOTWELL, STEWART, FANOELE,
ABBOTT, WOLFF, BIFFAR AND CHRISTIANSEN VOTING "AYE" AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING
RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2007.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
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BRENDA R. WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution
was passed and adopted at the regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City, held
on the 27~' day of November, 2007.
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Be it resolved by the Blair City Council to support the
Blair Community School's Arbor Park Grant through the
Nebraska Department of Roads, Safe Routes to School
Project.
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Date Received:
in#en#-#o-Apply Form
TYPE OF APPLICANT: (Chec/t One) (~ School ^ Village ^ County ^ NRD
APPLICANT NAME: ^ School Qistrict ^ City ^ State ^ Other
Arbor Park Middle School
APPLICANT CONTACT PERSON: TITLE: Assistant Superintendant
Dave Kasten
MAILING AQDRESS: (Street) CITY: STATE: zIP:
P.O: Box 288 Blair NE 66008
DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER: FAX NUMBER: E-MAIL;
(402)426-2610 (402)426-3i i0 dave.kasion@blairschools.org
SIGNATURE OF NTACT PERSON: DATE: ESTtMATEQ PROJECT COST:
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PROJEGTT E: {Check One)
^ Infrastructure ^ Naninfrastructure ®Both
PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND HOW 1T WILL ENABLE & ENCOURAGE K-8 STUDENTS T{} SAi=ELY
WALK & BICYCLE TO AND FROM SCHOOL:
The City of Blair has, over the years, developed an extensive trait system that connects most of the corporate limits. The trail
recently connected to a sidewalk south of the school allowing many students tc bike or walk to school. However, the trail skirts
the outside edge of the school's extensive property (27 acres) before heading north from the property, making the journey of
students approaching from the north lengthy and the trail's use by these students relatively low. The only other path for students
to approach the school from the main northwest corridor is a readway outs through a heavily wooded area that has a narrow
sidewalk directly abutting the roadway. This roadway is heavily traveled in the mornings and afternoons, creating an increased
chance for vehicular/pedestrian conflicts.
Through the development of a new connection to the existing trail, the students will be provided with a much better access to the
school and home each day. This new connection will also provide a continueus loop between the existing trail system and the
school's sidewalks for staff and students during recess and Physicai Education class. There are no track facilities on site, so this
proposed loop connection would allow for better cardiovascular warm up activity far physical education courses than stretching
and walking around the floor of the school's gym. Although the proposed trait connection is in#ended to Increase the percentage
of those walking and biking to school, it is believed that the entire schcol enrollment of 525 will benefit from the opportunity the
connection will provide. The trail connection wilt be constructed entirely on Arbor Park Middle School's property and therefore
well maintained byihe school.
This new connection will also provide a direct connection to the school's newest bicycle parking facilities, without making
students traverse the extensive foot and vehicle traffic next to the existing bicycle parking facilities on the other side of the school.
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Please Iitn/t your response to the space provided.
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